Young Dancers' Week at Summer School

 

Young Dancers' Week will take place during Week 3 at The RSCDS Summer School in St Andrews.  From Sunday 28th July to Sunday 3rd August 2024.

Junior Summer Camp

Young people aged between 8 and 11 years of age are welcome to attend. 

  • Previous dancing experience is not essential

  • The daily Junior Summer Camp activities will include dance classes, crafts, chalk drawings outdoors, outdoor games together with some challenges over the week such as creating a dance, compiling a word board, word searches and maybe even a quiz.

  • Refreshments and snacks will be provided each day between the activities. 

  • Young people can either be dropped off at workshops by a parent/guardian who is attending the Adult Summer School or parents who are not attending the Adult Summer School may drop young people off at the workshops on a daily basis and collect them at lunch time each day

  • If a young person is resident with parent/guardian then the parent/guardian will be responsible for the young person outside of the designated workshop times

  • Programme to follow.

  • These classes aimed at young people run alongside the usual Summer School schedule, allowing parents and their children to attend the event together.

 

Young Dancers' Week

Designed for Young People aged between 12 and 17 years of age. 

  • Young dancers between 12 – 17 yrs will attend a class of their ability along with the other Summer School dancers. There will be opportunities for this age group to get together with peers in some afternoons.

  • Young people can either be dropped off at workshops by a parent/guardian who is attending the Adult Summer School or parents who are not attending the Adult Summer School may drop interested young people off at the workshops on a daily basis and collect them at lunch time each day

  • If a young person is resident with parent/guardian then the parent/guardian will be responsible for the young person outside of the designated workshop times

 

Workshops 

  • Young People may be dropped off at workshop anytime after 9am and should be collected at 12.30pm

  • Parents/Guardians attending the Adult Summer School can drop off young people on their way to their class and collect after their class 

  • Parent/Guardians not attending Adult Summer School can drop off young people any time after 9am and collect at 12.30pm

 

Scholarships

A new Family scholarship is being introduced for the first time at Summer School 2024, to enable a family to attend during Youth Week, 28th July to 3rd August 2024.

The Scholarship will cover the cost of one week residential or non-residential Summer School fees, for a maximum of two adults and two young dancers.

Find out more information and details on how to apply - closing date 31st January 2024:

Family Scholarship

 

How to book

Booking is taken through our main Summer School event page. Choose to "buy tickets", complete the attendee details on behalf of your child, select Week 3, and from the drop down menu choose Junior Summer Camp or Youth at Summer School option. In the next step you can choose accommodation preferences and then proceed with the payment as normal. Both Junior and Youth classes can be booked alongside an adult Summer School booking by adding attendees at the first step.

Please note that the child's 8th or 12th birthday is to be attained before or during the week at Summer School.

BOOK YOUR CHILD'S PLACE

 

Junior Summer Camp 2023
Junior Summer Camp 2023
Junior Summer Camp 2023

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